Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS)

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a set of 10 screening questions that can indicate whether a parent has symptoms that are common in women with depression and anxiety during pregnancy and in the year following the birth of a child.

Please correct the field(s) marked in red below:

As you have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling. Please answer which comes closest to how you have felt in the past 7 days - Not just how you feel today.

Here is an example, already completed:
I have felt happy:

Yes, all the timeYes, most of the time
No, not very often
No, not at all

This would mean "I have felt happy most of the time during the past week". Please answer the following 10 questions by filling in the appropriate answer. Thank You.

In the past 7 days:

1

I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things -

I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things -

As much as I always could

Not quite so much now

Definitely not so much now

Not at all

2

I have looked forward with enjoyment to things -

I have looked forward with enjoyment to things -

As much as I ever did

Rather less than I used to

Definitely less than I used to

Hardly at all

3

I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong -

I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong -

Yes, most of the time

Yes, some of the time

Not very often

No, never

4

I have been anxious or worried for no good reason -

I have been anxious or worried for no good reason -

No, not at all

Hardly ever

Yes, sometimes

Yes, very often

5

I have felt scared or panicky for no good reason -

I have felt scared or panicky for no good reason -

Yes, quite a lot

Yes, sometimes

No, not much

No, not at all

6

Things have been getting on top of me -

Things have been getting on top of me -

Yes, most of the time I haven't been able to cope at all

Yes, sometimes I haven't been coping as well as usual

No, most of the time I have coped quite well

No, I have been coping as well as ever

7

I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping -

I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping -

Yes, most of the time

Yes, sometimes

Not very often

No, not at all

8

I have felt sad or miserable -

I have felt sad or miserable -

Yes, most of the time

Yes, quite often

Not very often

No, not at all

9

I have been so unhappy that I have been crying -

I have been so unhappy that I have been crying -

Yes, most of the time

Yes, quite often

Only occasionally

No, never

10

The thought of harming myself has occurred to me -

The thought of harming myself has occurred to me -

Yes, quite often

Sometimes

Hardly ever

Never

11

First and Last Name:

First and Last Name:

12

Telephone #

Telephone #
ext.

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